The Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head/For Bluffton Today A map shows plans for The First Tee practice facility on Hilton Head Island.

The First Tee, a youth golf development program, is coming to the area through a partnership with The Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island.

The Boys & Girls Club announced Wednesday it has signed a letter of intent with The First Tee’s home office to establish the program and build golf practice facilities on the island.

Facilities will be constructed on The Boys & Girls Club grounds located on the island’s north end. Hilton Head will lease 10 acres of land valued at $250,000 for the project, according to a news release. Local businesses have committed to assist in the facility’s design and construction.

The First Tee runs in-school and after-school programs that introduce children to golf. Its programs are designed to promote positive values and healthy life choices through the sport. It has 188 chapters in the United States and the Hilton Head chapter will be the seventh in South Carolina.

“We are honored to bring The First Tee program to the town of Hilton Head Island,” Hilton Head town manager Steve Riley said in the release. “The program will build character, encourage healthy choices and instill life-enhancing values in the young people on our island — the same young people who will one day make big decisions for our community.”

The facility will be used by The First Tee’s youth participants and will be open to public use for a fee.

The First Tee’s founding partners include the PGA of America, the PGA Tour, the LPGA, the Masters and the United State Golf Association. RBC Heritage tournament director Steve Wilmot said the Heritage Classic Foundation will also work with The First Tee of Hilton Head.

“The Heritage Classic Foundation has always felt The First Tee program would be an asset to our community and we commend The Boys & Girls Club for the hard work their volunteers put in to receive the letter of intent,” Wilmot said. “There is still much work to be done and our organization pledges to help in any way we can.”